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'''Jessica Ivonne Cisneros''' (born May 24, 1993) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jessica-cisneros/e75952879342548|title=Jessica Cisneros|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] and leftist [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in her native [[Laredo]], [[Texas]], who in the [[2022 U.S. House election in Texas' 28th district]] is mounting a second consecutive congressional [[primary]] campaign against the entrenched [[U.S. Representative]] [[Henry Cuellar]], a politician so popular that he is sometimes known as the "King of Laredo."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/jessica-cisneros-takes-her-second-shot-at-the-king-of-laredo/|title=Jessica Cisneros Taker Her Second Shot at the King of Laredo": The primary rematch for Congressional District 28 is a litmus test for Democrats in South Texas.|publisher=''Texas Observer''|date=November 23, 2021|author=Gus Bova}}</ref>
'''Jessica Ivonne Cisneros''' (born May 24, 1993) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jessica-cisneros/e75952879342548|title=Jessica Cisneros|publisher=mylife.com|accessdate=December 3, 2021}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] and leftist [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] in her native [[Laredo]], [[Texas]], who in the [[2022 U.S. House election in Texas' 28th district]] is mounting a second consecutive congressional [[primary]] campaign against the entrenched [[U.S. Representative]] [[Henry Cuellar]], a politician so popular that he is sometimes known as the "King of Laredo."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasobserver.org/jessica-cisneros-takes-her-second-shot-at-the-king-of-laredo/|title=Jessica Cisneros Taker Her Second Shot at the King of Laredo": The primary rematch for Congressional District 28 is a litmus test for Democrats in South Texas.|publisher=''Texas Observer''|date=November 23, 2021|author=Gus Bova}}</ref>
Cisneros was an intern in Cuellar's office. In her initial race in 2000, Cisneros finished only 2,700 votes behind Cuellar,<ref>Panetta, Grace; Scher, Isaac (March 4, 2020). [https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-28th-district-dem-primary-cuellar-vs-cisneros-live-results-2020-3 Rep. Henry Cuellar fends off AOC-backed progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros in Texas' 28th district]. ''Business Insider''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> whose margin in Starr County saved him from defeat. She carries the backing of leftist Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] of [[New York City]], the leader of what is often called "[[The Squad]]" and the most visible of far-leftists in the U.S. House. Cuellar then went on to defeat [[Republican Party|Republican]] Sandra Whitten, who drew 39 percent of the general election vote.<ref>Two references:
Cisneros was an intern in Cuellar's office. In her initial race in 2000, Cisneros finished only 2,700 votes behind Cuellar,<ref>Panetta, Grace; Scher, Isaac (March 4, 2020). [https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-28th-district-dem-primary-cuellar-vs-cisneros-live-results-2020-3 Rep. Henry Cuellar fends off AOC-backed progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros in Texas' 28th district]. ''Business Insider''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> whose margin in Starr County saved him from defeat. She carries the backing of leftist Representative [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] of [[New York City]], the leader of what is often called "[[The Squad]]" and the most visible of far-leftists in the U.S. House. Cuellar then went on to defeat [[Republican Party|Republican]] Sandra Whitten, who drew 39 percent of the general election vote.<ref>Two references:
An advocate of [[abortion]] and immigrant "rights,"<ref name=ballotpedia/> Cisneros carries the support of the [[Sunrise Movement]],<ref>Manchester, Julia (November 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/582056-sunrise-movement-endorses-jessica-cisneros-in-primary-against-cuellar Sunrise Movement endorses Jessica Cisneros in primary against Cuellar]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> an outspokenly [[anti-Zionist]] and [[anti-Semitic]] [[environmentalist]] organization.<ref>Downey, Caroline (October 20, 2021). [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/climate-activist-org-cancels-appearance-at-dc-statehood-rally-over-jewish-groups-participation/ Climate Activist Org Cancels Appearance at DC Statehood Rally over Jewish Groups’ Participation]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref>
An advocate of [[abortion]] and immigrant "rights,"<ref name=ballotpedia/> Cisneros carries the support of the [[Sunrise Movement]],<ref>Manchester, Julia (November 18, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/582056-sunrise-movement-endorses-jessica-cisneros-in-primary-against-cuellar Sunrise Movement endorses Jessica Cisneros in primary against Cuellar]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref> an outspokenly [[anti-Zionist]] and [[anti-Semitic]] [[environmentalist]] organization.<ref>Downey, Caroline (October 20, 2021). [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/climate-activist-org-cancels-appearance-at-dc-statehood-rally-over-jewish-groups-participation/ Climate Activist Org Cancels Appearance at DC Statehood Rally over Jewish Groups’ Participation]. ''National Review''. Retrieved December 3, 2021.</ref>
In her second congressional campaign in 2022, Cisneros finished a strong second to incumbent Henry Cuellar. The two will meet in the May 24 runoff election. Cassy Garcia and Sandra Whitten, who also lost to Cuellar in 2020, will face off in the Republican runoff election.
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